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"I cannot even explain to people what it’s like. While the set looks really beautiful, the actual warehouse isn’t insulated, so if it's 40 degrees outside, it’s 40 degrees in the warehouse – and they even have the fires going for ambience," Natasha recalled.

"They really do tape the whole thing in high temperatures and harsh conditions to manipulate you, to get you as cranky as you can be. It’s not okay what they do at all."

This seemed to be the case with Tuesday's reunion dinner party episode, where the cast looked to be sweating and red in the face.

Couple swaps.

Thanks to the contestants' loose lips, we've learnt about a bunch of couple swaps that happened on and off screen this season.

Image: Channel 9.

In late March, Connie told Hit 96.9 Goulburn Valley that her (fake) husband Jonethen hooked up with another (fake) bride during the experiment.

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"There was an almost couple swap between KC and Jonethen that never came to air," Connie told radio hosts Josiah and Herbie.

"There was a little something going on there, I don’t know the full extent of it though."

On Instagram this week, KC was asked whether the rumours were true about her ~date~ with Jonethen.

"We all did. It was set up by producers," KC responded, before adding that her on-screen husband Drew and Connie also went on a date.

"Connie went on a date with Drew also. None of it was shown cause nothing happened," she added.

In recent weeks, a number of contestants have confirmed reports that producers pressured the remaining contestants to couple swap in the last few weeks of the experiment.

Image: Channel Nine.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, Natasha, who exited the experiment in early March, confirmed that KC was encouraged by producers to go on a date with Jonethen.

"They got partnered together and sent on a high-class date," she said.

Hayley, who was partnered with David on the show, also confirmed the claims.

Being forced to stay.

Multiple cast members have said they were forced to stay in the 'experiment' longer than they wanted to.

Image: Channel 9.

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"I was saying I want to go home, I don't think anything is going to happen with this person ever," Mishel told The Daily Telegraph, referring to her relationship Steve.

"But I was forced to stay. At one commitment ceremony production was held up for eight hours because I wouldn't write 'stay'. I was saying, 'no, I'm not going to,' so eight hours we were delayed."

Her co-star Jonethen said something similar happened to him when he told producers he was leaving the show.

"I told producers that I was leaving and that there was nothing they could do about it," he told New Idea. "They had already lost so many contestants so that’s when they said to me, 'What can we do to make you stay?'"

They made a deal that Jonethen could fly home to see his father, who had suffered a stroke during filming, if he agreed to stay in the experiment.